Secondary transport of the critically ill and injured adult

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-285

  Gray, Alasdair ^a   Bush, S ^b   Whiteley, S ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2342510367     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.005975     Document Type: Review

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